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Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

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Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares; October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and became a musical-theatre actress during the 1940s and 1950s, acclaimed for her role in High Button Shoes (1947) and winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her performance in Love Life.

Known For

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

The Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine

1939

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Harper Valley P.T.A.

1978

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1966

Amy

Amy

1981

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

2000

A Child is Born

A Child is Born

1939

Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

1972

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

1979

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

2005

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966

Teresa's Tattoo

Teresa's Tattoo

1994

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

1969

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

1974

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

The Sid Caesar Collection:  Inside the Writer's Room

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection:  Creating the Comedy

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

2000

George M!

George M!

1970

Personal Exemptions

Personal Exemptions

1989

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

2012

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

2005

The Couple Takes a Wife

The Couple Takes a Wife

1972

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

1970

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

Animal Catchers

Animal Catchers

1927

The Family Nobody Wanted

The Family Nobody Wanted

1956

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

1975

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Hotel

Hotel

1982

The Golden Palace

The Golden Palace

1992

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

1964

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

1950

All Star Secrets

All Star Secrets

1979

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

Laramie

Laramie

1959

Aloha Paradise

Aloha Paradise

1981

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

Westinghouse Playhouse

Westinghouse Playhouse

1961

Startime

Startime

1959

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Dinah!

Dinah!

1974

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

Coach

Coach

1989

Coach

Coach

1989

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

1966

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

Hotel

Hotel

1982

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956